Negromancer News Bits and Bites for the Week of September 14th to September 20th, 2014 - Update #16

NEWS:

From CinemaBlend:  Some "news" about Star Trek 3.

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From SpinoffCBR:  Sony releases the first clip from the upcoming Popeye animated film, directed by Genndy Tartakovsky ("Dexter's Lab," "Samurai Jack").  The film may be released in 2016.  Tartakovsky previously directed the hit film, Hotel Transylvania (2012), for Sony Pictures Animation.

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From YahooMovies:  Jack Huston, the grandson of legendary director, John Huston, has been cast in the lead role in the upcoming remake of the 1959 best picture Oscar winner, Ben-Hur.  He is also the the nephew of Oscar-winning actress Anjelica Huston and Danny Huston.  Morgan Freeman has also been cast in the film.

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From YahooMovies:  TNT locked down the rights to broadcast five Marvel movies, beginning with "Avengers: Age of Ultron."  The movies will debut two years after their theatrical release.

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From HuffingtonPost:  Disney hopes to exploit Frozen better than it did The Little Mermaid.

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From Gawker:  More on actress Daniele Watts run-in with the LAPD after kissing her white husband.

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From Variety:  The new film, No Good Deed," debuts at #1 for the September 12th - 14th, 2014 weekend box office, with an estimagted $24.5 million haul.  The film stars Taraji P. Henson and Idris Elba.  Meanwhile, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy becomes the first film released in 2014 to cross the $300 million mark in domestic box office.  It has crossed $600 million in worldwide box office, and still has not been released in China.

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From TheHollywoodReporter:  Django Unchained actress, Daniele Watts (who is black), was arrested by two Los Angeles police officers on Thursday, September 11, 2014.  She claims they thought she was a prostitute.  Watts also appears as Martin Lawrence's daughter on the FX comedy series, "Partners."

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From CNN:  Bill Murray seems to have cause a stir with his suggestion of an all-female Ghostbusters reboot.


COMIC BOOKS - Books and Movies:

From Inquisitr:  Rumors about the plot and cast of "Thor 3."

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From Mashable:  Aquaman apparently had a part in Man of Steel; details to be revealed in "Batman Vs. Superman."

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From SpinoffCBR:  FOX sets "Deadpool" movie for February 12, 2016, and moves "Fantastic Four" reboot to from June 2016 to August 2016.

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From YahooMovies:  Disney/Marvel releases the synopsis for Avengers: Age of Ultron.

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From CinemaBlend:  Speculation about a fourth Iron Man film.

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From TheVox:  The business of killing Wolverine in the comic books.


STAR WARS:

From YahooMovies:  Rian Johnson, writer-director of Episode 8, talks about Lucasfilm's one big demand.

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From SpinoffCBR:  JJ Abrams reveals the Millennium Falcon in a video... with some humor.

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From EW's InsideMovies:  A question and answer session with C-P3O, Anthony Daniels.

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From YahooMovies:  An article about EW's Anthony Daniels interview.

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From Inquisitr:  Possible set photos from Episode 7.

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From InternationalBusinessTimes:  Supposed info about Luke Skywalker as he pertains to Episode 7.

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From InternationalBusinessTimes:  Supposedly, current James Bond, Daniel Craig, has a cameo in Episode 7.

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From CinemaBlend:  What Daisy Ridley could look like in Episode 7.



MISC:

From BuzzFeed:  See the Columbian Women Team's cycling uniforms.  They look nasty from a distance; the shadow cast at the crotch looks like pubic hair.  Close-up, the uniforms look like no big deal.

From TheConcourse:  Rob Harvilla on U2's new album.

From BuzzFlash:  More fun with the Palin Klan...err... I mean clan.